This week, scores of activists turned out on the steps of City Hall to support "No More 24!" hunger strikers pressing for a municipal ban on the practice of paying live-in caregivers just 13 hours pay. More from @stucknation.bsky.social: wbai.org/news/no-more...

Read Frenchie Davis’ observations and experiences during her trip to Cuba as part of a humanitarian delegation: wbai.org/news/i-have-...

Did you miss Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir's concert on Sunday night? Catch up with the recording of our live broadcast of the We Got to Move concert from the historic 15th Street Friends Meeting House: wbai.org/news/we-got-...

During Sail4th, the Coast Guard forced the Sloop Clearwater to exit the flotilla due to its constitutionally-protected protest banners proclaiming support for the Clean Water Act, indigenous rights, racial justice and climate solutions. More: wbai.org/news/uscg-bl...

Throughout the heat emergency, scores of FDNY EMS ambulances sat idle due to lack of staffing, according to the FDNY EMS unions, which noted call volumes exceeded 6k/day with some calls being held for a couple of hours. From @stucknation.bsky.social + Jenna Flanagan: wbai.org/news/deadly-...

New York City’s dangerous heatwave. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social on Delta Airlines’ attempts at union busting. UAW 9A’s primary victories. This and more: wbai.org/news/heat-wa...

Less than a year after Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York, the rookie politician has once again upended conventional political wisdom and helped to defeat two congressional incumbents backed by the Democratic Party Beltway establishment. www.wbai.org/news/mamdani...

Over two dozen protestors gathered outside of JP Morgan Chase’s headquarters on Friday chanting “No Billionaires, No Trillionaires” as CEO Jamie Dimon threw a party to celebrate Elon Musk’s company SpaceX going public. Read more: wbai.org/news/as-the-...

An Ohio based non-partisan voting rights non-profit was raided by the FBI, a move now being blasted as voter intimidation ahead of the midterms. Read more from @stucknation.bsky.social in @salon.com: www.salon.com/2026/06/16/f...

The FBI raid of an Ohio based non-partisan voting rights non-profit, that included the seizure of cell phones and computers, is being blasted as heavy-handed voter intimidation ahead of the 2026 midterms. More from @stucknation.bsky.social: wbai.org/news/fbi-rai...

Last week, Mayor Mamdani released his housing plan, Block by Block. He is allocating almost $2B to assorted privatization schemes which pay private developers to take over NYCHA buildings, collect rent, and make repairs. More from Jillian Jonas: www.wbai.org/news/will-ny...

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The US and Iran exchange attacks while Gov. Mikie Sherrill called out mounted NJ State Police to Delaney Hall to quell anti-ICE protests outside the private prison. More from @stucknation.bsky.social: www.wbai.org/news/iran-fl...

For @salon.com, @stucknation.bsky.social continues his coverage of the escalating tension and inhumane treatment of detainees at Delaney Hall as the hunger and labor strike continues. Read more: www.salon.com/2026/05/30/e...

About 300 detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark started a hunger strike and work stoppage Friday night to protest inhumane conditions inside the privately owned immigration prison. Detainees are paid $1 a day for work. Follow along LIVE on Frontline Voices at 12PM on 99.5 FM.

TOMORROW: As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its birth on July 4th, WBAI will use this Memorial Day to re-broadcast Pacifica’s May Day coverage of events across our nation. Tune in at 6AM as we hear how activists are imagining the America yet to be.

“Last night, CBS's Late Show with Stephen Colbert went dark and with it close to 200 good paying union jobs disappeared as did a vital platform for performing artists for whom even just one appearance on the show could be a career maker.” @wbai.org

The closing of Late Night is about a lot more than a comedian losing a show. It’s the destruction of scores of creative, good-paying union jobs as President Trump's deportation campaign and the economic fallout from his war with Iran undermine global tourism and spark inflation.

Through the power of grassroots organizing, New Jersey locals have won a delay of the proposed immigration detention center in Roxbury. Check out the full outline of where the situation currently stands: www.wbai.org/news/nj-loca...

The ongoing illegal war abroad and increasing voter suppression here at home continue to spark resistance across the nation. Read and listen to more on that and an update on the push to increase access to the MTA's Fair Fares program: wbai.org/news/resista...

This May Day, workers across the city, country, and the world are standing up for workers rights, immigrant rights, and the defeat of the right-wing agenda.

Scores of union members and their supporters gathered on Worker Memorial Day to remember the workers we lost in 2025, including those killed in the mass shooting at 345 Park Ave. More: wbai.org/news/workpla...

You probably know we can’t swear on the radio. But do you know how that rule started? Check out the history of the “seven dirty words” 👀

Yesterday on Worker Memorial Day, workers, unions, advocates, and loved ones gathered outside 345 Park Avenue to honor the workers lost in workplace accidents and violence over the last year, including those killed in the mass shooting at that location.

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As the Trump regime engages in widespread union busting, this May Day takes on an historic gravity. Read and listen to more: wbai.org/news/unioniz...

For Earth Day, activists and community members are gathered outside of JP Morgan to protest their financing of Esencia, a billionaire settlement in Puerto Rico. Listen to Reverend Billy’s 24-hour Earth Day sermon at 99.5 FM and wbai.org

4/14 @midnight (that's Monday into Tuesday) #FromtheSoundboard celebrate the tenacity of the Cuban people by focusing on trumpeter and band leader of Havana D'Primera, #AlexanderAbreu. https://rebrand.ly/FTSB-ALHav @fusicology @deepdancenyc

4/14 @midnight (that's Monday into Tuesday) #FromtheSoundboard celebrate the tenacity of the Cuban people by focusing on trumpeter and band leader of Havana D'Primera, #AlexanderAbreu. https://rebrand.ly/FTSB-ALHav @fusicology @deepdancenyc

4/7 midnight (that's Monday into Tuesday) #FromtheSoundboard will focus on a composer who combines #EuropeanClassical with #NegroSpirituals. She was #FlorencePrice rebrand.ly/FTSB-FloPri @deepdancenyc @fusicology